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reagent

/ɹiˈeɪ.d͡ʒənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
reagent
IPA
/ɹiˈeɪ.d͡ʒənt/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A compound or mixture of compounds used to treat or test materials, samples, other compounds or reactants in a laboratory or sometimes an industrial setting.

Etymology

Possibly from Latin reagō. Compare with Norwegian Bokmål reagens. The sequence of act → action → agent → agency shows morphologic and semantic parallel, and apparent cognate relation, with react → reaction → reagent → reagency.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

reagents (plural) reägent (alternative, rare)

Derived Forms

bioreagent immunoreagent monoreagent nanoreagent photoreagent reagentless

Phrases

affinity reagent Benedict's reagent Bertrand's reagent Brady's reagent Edman's reagent Ehrlich's reagent Fenton's reagent Froehde reagent

Frequently Paired Words

reagency

Rhymes With

agent

Questions

How do you pronounce reagent?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiˈeɪ.d͡ʒənt/.
What does reagent mean?
A compound or mixture of compounds used to treat or test materials, samples, other compounds or reactants in a laboratory or sometimes an industrial setting.
Where does reagent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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